Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee speaks during a press conference in front of the Federal Courthouse Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Houston. Lee held the press conference to inform the public about the voting process in Harris County and the state of Texas, such as where to vote and who to call to get additional information. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle) less

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee speaks during a press conference in front of the Federal Courthouse Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Houston. Lee held the press conference to inform the public about the voting ... more

Photo: Houston Chronicle

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Sheila Jackson Lee speaks on the Libya crisis.

Sheila Jackson Lee speaks on the Libya crisis.

Photo: C-SPAN

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee speaks as she stands with officials and voters of the community during a press conference in front of the Federal Courthouse Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Houston. Lee held the press conference to inform the public about the voting process in Harris County and the state of Texas, such as where to vote and who to call to get additional information. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle) less

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee speaks as she stands with officials and voters of the community during a press conference in front of the Federal Courthouse Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Houston. Lee held the ... more

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks at a news conference with Trayvon Martin's parents after attending the House Judiciary Committee Democrats' briefing on racial profiling and hate crimes on March 27, 2012. less

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks at a news conference with Trayvon Martin's parents after attending the House Judiciary Committee Democrats' briefing on racial profiling and hate crimes on March 27, ... more

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk speaks with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Port Commissioner Elyse Lanier as they look at the Houston Ship Channel while aboard the MV Sam Houston on March 16, 2012, in Houston. less

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk speaks with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Port Commissioner Elyse Lanier as they look at the Houston Ship Channel while aboard the MV Sam Houston on March 16, 2012, in ... more

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee holds photographs on Nov. 10, 2011, in Austin. Texas drivers won't be able to put Confederate license plates on their vehicles after a state board unanimously rejected the proposed design. less

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee holds photographs on Nov. 10, 2011, in Austin. Texas drivers won't be able to put Confederate license plates on their vehicles after a state board unanimously rejected the proposed ... more

Sara Baaba of Houston shakes Sheila Jackson Lee's hand after Jackson Lee made a statement about Gadahfi's death and what she hopes to see in the North African countries future Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, in the Mickey Leland Federal Building in Houston. less

Sara Baaba of Houston shakes Sheila Jackson Lee's hand after Jackson Lee made a statement about Gadahfi's death and what she hopes to see in the North African countries future Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, in the ... more

Photo: Nick de la Torre / Houston Chronicle

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Earvin "Magic" Johnson stands between City Council Member Brenda Stardig and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as Hazel Ramsey, Society Editor for Houston Forward Times, looks on during a media tour of the newly renovated Marq*E Entertainment Center, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, in Houston. less

Earvin "Magic" Johnson stands between City Council Member Brenda Stardig and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as Hazel Ramsey, Society Editor for Houston Forward Times, looks on during a media tour of the newly ... more

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Mayor Annise Parker points out a location on a map detailing the GREENLINK bus route with Bob Eury, Executive Director of Houston Downtown Management District, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in the lobby of BG Group Place in Houston on Oct. 10, 2011. less

Mayor Annise Parker points out a location on a map detailing the GREENLINK bus route with Bob Eury, Executive Director of Houston Downtown Management District, and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in the lobby ... more

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

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Sheila Jackson Lee speaks in the lobby of BG Group Place, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, in Houston, where The Houston Downtown Management District, together with BG Group and Houston First Corporation, announced the details of the new GREENLINK bus service. less

Sheila Jackson Lee speaks in the lobby of BG Group Place, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, in Houston, where The Houston Downtown Management District, together with BG Group and Houston First Corporation, announced the ... more

Photo: Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle

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Carl Lewis, 17, a sophomore, reacts shyly when asked by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to speak to the media during his first day of school at North Forest High School in Houston on Aug. 22, 2011.

Carl Lewis, 17, a sophomore, reacts shyly when asked by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to speak to the media during his first day of school at North Forest High School in Houston on Aug. 22, 2011.

Former basketball star Sheryl Swoopes and Sheila Jackson Lee help distribute a turkey to Jose Montalvo at the Latino Learning Center during the 16th annual turkey giveaway Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, in Houston.

Former basketball star Sheryl Swoopes and Sheila Jackson Lee help distribute a turkey to Jose Montalvo at the Latino Learning Center during the 16th annual turkey giveaway Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, in Houston.

Photo: Michael Paulsen / Houston Chronicle

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On the evening of her 2010 primary election victory.

On the evening of her 2010 primary election victory.

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The 2010 Democratic primary debate.

The 2010 Democratic primary debate.

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee stands at the spot where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis, Tenn. on Friday, April 4, 2008.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee stands at the spot where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis, Tenn. on Friday, April 4, 2008.

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee March 20, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was focused on "Proposed Legislation on Iraq." less

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee March 20, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was focused on "Proposed Legislation on ... more

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Speaking to reporters outside the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Speaking to reporters outside the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Houston Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee called for “zero tolerance” for participants in the Secret Service prostitution scandal and said the agency that has been protecting U.S. presidents since 1906 is “at a (pivotal) moment in history.”

“For the Secret Service to move forward, the cancer must be carved out,” the Texas Democrat said on CBS’ Face the Nation this morning.

Jackson Lee called for the removal of any Secret Service agent or official tied to the sexual trafficking scandal in Cartagena, Colombia.

“I believe they all should go,” said Jackson Lee, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee.

Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut Independent who chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee, called the agents’ behavior “reprehensible” and likened it to “college kids on a spring break.”

Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, warned against “an overreaction” to something he called “an aberration.”

“I’m not critical of what the administration has done thus far,” Coburn said.

None of the lawmakers interviewed on the Sunday morning shows called for the resignation of Secret Service director Mark Sullivan, saying they believed he acted promptly to get to the bottom of the scandal.